BJP threatens agitation over Form 7 cases across K’taka
BJP leaders said 243 objections were filed in Koppa and urged police to act only on evidence and due process.
- On Saturday, a Karnataka BJP delegation led by former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa met Director General and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem, urging a review of FIRs registered against party workers for submitting Form 7 applications during the Special Intensive Revision.
- Between June 16 and October 4, 91,278 Form 7 applications were filed in Karnataka, sparking controversy over alleged mass voter deletions that critics claim target minority communities and those perceived as politically unfavourable to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Police have registered multiple FIRs, including one against T. Srinivas Mothkur for allegedly attempting to delete 7,561 voters in Ballari and another regarding 5,698 voters in Jayanagar, with officials accusing booth-level agents of filing fraudulent applications.
- Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and cabinet colleagues staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer's office, while Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy criticized the move as a "political farce," alleging the government uses police machinery to intimidate objectors.
- Defending their actions, the National Democratic Alliance cited the Manual on Electoral Rolls, 2023, to argue that filing objections is a "legitimate statutory right," even as investigators continue probing whether applicants knowingly furnished false information or forged documents.
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Karnataka: FIR against BJP BLAs for fake voter deletion in Jayanagar
Bengaluru Police have registered an FIR against two BJP Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and others for allegedly submitting fraudulent Form-7 applications to delete 5,698 voters from the Jayanagar Assembly constituency.
2 BLAs booked in Bengaluru for fraudulently deleting voters
Police in Bengaluru have registered a case against two Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and others for allegedly submitting fraudulent Form 7 applications to delete 5,698 voters from the electoral rolls in the Jayanagar Assembly constituency. The complaint, filed by Karnataka Mahila Congress president Sowmya Reddy, claims the BLAs are affiliated with the BJP and targeted minority communities and politically unfavourable voters.
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The Karnataka voter-roll row is intensifying over alleged misuse of Form 7 during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Karnataka government alleges that pre-printed forms were used to target genuine voters, including minorities and vulnerable groups. Home Minister Priyank Kharge has further alleged that living voters were being declared dead through Form 7 applications and questioned how voter details reached those filing the forms. The BJP…
BJP threatens agitation over Form 7 cases across K’taka
The BJP on Sunday threatened a statewide agitation if police take legal action against its workers over bulk filing of Form 7 applications during Karnataka’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, escalating the political fight over alleged attempts to delete voters.
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